Afghan crucible : the Soviet invasion and the making of modern Afghanistan / Elisabeth Leake.

By: Leake, Elisabeth.

Material type: Text

Text Language of document:EnglishPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2022. ©2022Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxiii, 343 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780198846017 (hbk).Other title: Soviet invasion and the making of modern Afghanistan.Subject(s): Civil war -- Afghanistan | Cold War | Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 | Afghanistan -- Foreign relations | Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 1973-1989DDC classification: 958.1045

Contents:

Afghanistan's many pasts -- Kabul -- Moscow -- Islamabad -- Peshawar-Panshir -- Washington -- Nasir Bagh -- Geneva -- Back to Kabul -- Epilogue.

Summary: "Offers a new global history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, exploring the conflict both within and beyond the framework of the Cold War. Based on extensive, multilingual research in archives across South Asia, Europe, and North America. Draws on recently declassified US documents"

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	P.C. Joshi Archives P.C.Joshi-Archives	958.1045 L472 Af (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		ACH2626

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-288) and index.

Afghanistan's many pasts -- Kabul -- Moscow -- Islamabad -- Peshawar-Panshir -- Washington -- Nasir Bagh -- Geneva -- Back to Kabul -- Epilogue.

"Offers a new global history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, exploring the conflict both within and beyond the framework of the Cold War. Based on extensive, multilingual research in archives across South Asia, Europe, and North America. Draws on recently declassified US documents"

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